FROM BOSTON'S NEWS LEADER, THIS IS WCVB NEWSCENTER 5 AT 11:00. WE BEGIN TONIGHT WITH BREAKING NEWS. THE MARKET BASKET SUPERMARKET CHAIN IS TONIGHT BACK IN THE HANDS OF ARTHUR T. NEWS OF THE AGREEMENT COMING WITHIN THE LAST HOUR. OUR MARY SALADNA IS LIVE NOW. WHAT CAN YOU TELL US, MARY? WELL, HEATHER, WHAT WE CAN TILL IS THAT I IS A DONE DEAL. IT IS A $1.5 BILLION DEAL. IT GIVES FULL CONTROL TO A THUNDERSHOWER T. TO IMAGINE THE BUSINESS AND STABLE LIES OPERATIONS AT ALL 71 STORES. ARTHUR T. AND HIS SISTER WILL NOW OWN ALL COMPANY SHARES BUT IT COULD TAKE AWHILE TO FINALIZE THE DEAL FORMALLY. UNTILLE THAT TIME, ARTHUR T. WILL HAVE TO WORK WITH THE TWO CEO THAT HE WERE HIRED TO REPLACE HIM. HE WE'RE TRYING TO FUN FOUGHT THE BOARD MEMBERS HAVE SIGNED OFF IN THE DEAL. WE DON'T HAVE CONFIRMATION OF THAT. SOMETIMES THAT TAKES A FEW HOURS. THAT HAS EMPLOYEES AND CUSTOMERS ALIKE RELIEVED BUT STILL CAUTIOUS TO BELIEVE T THIS IS THE REAL DEAL. THE DEAL HAS BEEN REACHED BUT I AM NOT SURE THAT THEY ARE GOING TO VOTE TONIGHT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS DRAGGING THEIR FEET THE WHOLE THING SO FAR. I FEEL THEY WILL TRY GET A PAYDAY OUT OF THE WHOLE THING BUT AT THE SAME TIME, 3:00 YOU KNOW, FEELS GOOD SEE SOME PROGRESS. THINK THAT IS THE REAL DEAL. I HOPE. IT HAS BEEN A LONG TIME. YOU KNOW. IF IT HAS BEEN TOUGH ALL OF THESE DAINS WEEKS. A LITTLE OVER A MONTH NOW. YOU KNOW, LOOK FOR TODAY WITH, YOU KNOW, SHOPPING THERE AND GETTING EVERYTHING GOING BACK OVER THERE. NOW WE COLLECTED THAT REACTION A MOMENTS AGO. PEOPLE ARE BEGINNING TO COME HERE AT THE QUARTERS TO CONFIRM THIS IS THE REAL DEAL. SO MANY DISAPPOINTS AS YOU KNOW OVER THE LAST SIX WEEKS. OF COURSE, OVER THE LAST FEW DAYS. THE BOARD WAS MEETING REPEATEDLY BECAUSE THEY WERE WAITING TO TAKE A LOOK AT A DONE DEAL. EACH TIME BEFORE THEY WERE ABOUT TO MEET OR WHEN THEY MEET. THEY THERE WAS NOTHING TO LOOK AT YET. THAT IS WHY WE HAD A LOT OF FALSE STARTS AND HICCUPS WITHIN THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS. TONIGHT THAT CHANGED. THE BOARD DID MEET THEN IT WAS RADIO SILENCE FOR HALF-HOUR. A LITTLE AFTER 10:00 BE WHERE WE HEARD THE NEWS. A DEAL HAS BEEN REACHED AND THE QUELL IS NO WHEN WE WILL WE HEAR FROM FROM ARTHUR T. THEY WANT TO SEE THE STORES BACK OPEN FULL FORCE AND EVERY STORE AND EVERY SHELF STOCKED. PEOPLE LEER READY TO GET BACK TO WORK AND SHOPPING AT MARKET BASKET. WELL COUPE POSTED AS WE GET MORE